Seminars
January 2009
Monday, January 5th, 2009
8:00am
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5:00pm
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
9:00am
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3:00pm
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Mechanical Engineering Seminar
Shape Evolution of Abrading Particles
Peter Varkonyi,
assistant professor,
Budapest University of Technology and Economics ,
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Can We Tackle Air Pollution and Climate Change Simultaneously and Expect Only Benefits?
Frank Raes,
Environmental Institute European Commission,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Nanoionics: Transport Control in Nanocrystalline Oxides by Heterogeneous Doping
Harry L. Tuller,
professor of ceramics and electronic materials,
MIT,
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
What Are the Opportunities in a Declining Economy?
Bharat Patel,
senior vice president and director sustainability,
HOK architecture firm,
Friday, January 9th, 2009
11:00am
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12:01pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Exploiting New Opportunities in Materials Research by Remembering and Applying Old Lessons,
William D. Nix,
professor of materials science and engineering,
Stanford University,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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Sunday, January 11th, 2009
3:30pm
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5:30pm
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Monday, January 12th, 2009
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Special Seminar
Theory of Strongly Interacting Fermions
Peter Drummond,
professor of physics,
Swinburne University of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Analysis of the Performance of an Electrical Current Procedure for Disrupting Fibrous Capsule Tissue Formation Around Biomaterial Implants
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
10:30am
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11:30am
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5:30pm
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Mathematics of Information Seminar
Dynamical System Identification: A Convex Optimization Perspective
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The Shape of Things to Come: The Potential and the Potential Limits of Global Climate Predictions
Gerard Roe,
associate professor of Earth and space sciences,
University of Washington,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Atomic Vibrations in Metal Nanostructures
Beatriz Roldan Cuenya,
professor of physics,
University of Central Florida,
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Environment and Society: Xinjiang and China
Ted Crovello,
environmental biologist,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Conductivity Relaxation Patterns of Mixed Conductor Oxides Under a Chemical Potential Gradient
Han-Ill Yoo,
professor of mathematics,
department of materials science and engineering,
Seoul National University, Korea ,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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7:30pm
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7:30pm
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Jim Fruchterman: Raising the Floor: Caltech Y Social Activism Speaker Series
See event detail for location
- Public Event
Friday, January 16th, 2009
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Women's Center Lecture
Convicted Survivors: The Imprisonment of Battered Women Who Kill
Elizabeth Leonard,
professor of sociology,
Vanguard University of Southern California,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Flow-Induced Vibrations of Long Flexible Circular Cylinders in Single and Tandem Configurations
Francisco Huera-Huarte,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV),
7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado, the Vosloh Forum (south of Colorado on Bonnie)
Spirit & Opportunity: The Corps of Discovery for Mars Keeps Going
John Callas,
project manager,
Mars Exploration Rovers,
JPL,
Monday, January 19th, 2009
8:00am
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5:00pm
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
7:00am
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10:00am
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Entanglement Renormalization: Foundations, Status and Prospects
Guifre Vidal,
professor of physical sciences,
University of Queensland,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
The Bacterial Flagellar Motor: Step, Jump, and Spin
Ned Wingreen,
Professor of Molecular Biology,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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5:30pm
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Natural Photochemical Nanoreactors in Aquatic Systems
Kristopher McNeill,
associate professor of chemistry,
University of Minnesota,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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Systems Seminar
Entropy Functions, Polymatroids and Network Coding
Alex Grant,
research professor of information theory,
Institute for Telecommunications Research,
University of South Australia,
8:00pm
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9:30pm
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
9:00am
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10:30am
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Caltech Postdoctoral Association Lecture
Graphing Quantitative Data
Jean-luc Doumont,
speaker and consultant on structuring thoughts and constructing communication,
9:00am
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10:00am
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12:00pm
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2:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Friday, January 23rd, 2009
8:00am
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9:00am
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4:15pm
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5:15pm
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
3:30pm
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5:30pm
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
4:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar—cancelled
Learning from Multiple Measurements
Sam Roweis,
associate professor of computer science,
University of Toronto,
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
The Operational Meaning of Min- and Max-entropy
Christian Schaffner,
postdoctoral scholar,
Centre for Mathematix and Computer Science (CWI),
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Mechanical Engineering Seminar
Three-Dimensionality of Bio-Inspired Unsteady Flow Fields
Michelle Green,
graduate student in mechanical engineering,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Ultrafast, Nonlinear, and Quantum Nanoplasmonics
Mark I. Stockman,
professor of physics,
Georgia State University,
4:00pm
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5:30pm
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
12:00pm
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4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Eddy-Mean Flow Interactions in Western Boundary Current Jets: An Observationally-Driven Theoretical Study
Stephanie Waterman,
joint program student,
Physical Oceanography,
massachusetts institute of technology and Woods Hole Oceanographi Institution,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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KNI Nanoscience Colloquium
Layer-by-Layer Approaches to New Functional Materials: From Biomaterials to Electrochemistry
Paula T. Hammond,
professor of chemical engineering,
MIT,